One of life’s greatest treasures is seeing a beautiful sunset.  Some of us have morning views of the sunrise and others of the going down of the sun at the end of the day.  We are lucky to have a beautiful, almost clear, western exposure from our condo which gives us the privilege of seeing the most spectacular sunsets. As a nature-lover, I feel humbled and exhilarated by the gifts of Nature that are so abundant in this world of ours.  The odd sunset was something I saw by and by, here and there.  However, in this location, I see a sunset almost every evening. When the sun has set, no candle can replace it. (George R.R. Martin)

If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God. (G.K. Chesterton)The sun rises and sets all over the world from day to day.  What beautiful colours and glows embrace our sight when we are raptly taken in by a sunset. In a way, the “artist” in us comes out when we see the evening sunset. Painters paint sunsets, sun lovers comb the beach for sunsets,  photographers take pictures of it.  I don’t know of anyone who doesn’t relish a gorgeous sunset and doesn’t pause, even for a short while, to be bathed in its majesty and glory.

Along with it’s beauty, there’s a powerful hope and warmth that the energy of the sun gives us.  The hope in our heart after a mesmerizing sunset is about seeing the sunrise the next morning.  All of this for free, and freely given. The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money. (Plautus)

To be changed and transformed by a beautiful sunset at the end of the day is the greatest bliss.  I’m glad to have come to enjoy and stop everything for a sunset.  The sky puts out all sorts of brilliant colours and the setting sun is always changing against the skyline.  I haven’t seen two sunsets that are alike. One single sunset is a light show in and of itself.  To be with the sunset in the evening sky is a most beautiful meditation.  Sunsets are my escape into the reality I want to continuously live. (Rachel Roy)

There are so many sunsets that I would want to share with you but we would be soon out of space and time, for a post such as this.  However, I hope you have a little bit of the feeling that I have when I am with the sunset. There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.” (Victor Hugo, Les Miserables)  I feel that there’s something in the sunset that touches and changes my soul. It brings positive changes within me along with a sense of serenity and peace. There’s nothing that makes me feel happier at the end of the day than to sit with the sunset.

The last sunset photo I’m sharing with you isn’t from the High Park Condo Balcony.  It’s an image that I took on a boat cruise on Lake Ontario.  The sunset that evening was reflected in the water.